Accession No
1988.453
Description
A woman's dress made from three rectangular pieces of cotton stitched together. It is white, woven with thin black and red stripes, with a thick black stripe along one long edge. It is ornamented with floating wefts: geometric patterns in red and blue wool arranged in stripes, 'T' shapes, and small rectangles.
Place
Asia; South Asia; India; North East India; Nagaland; Zunheboto
Period
Source
Zhimomi, Salome [collector and vendor]; Cassia, Paul Sant [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1988.453
Cultural Affliation
Naga; Sumi [Sema]
Material
Cotton; Wool
Local Term
Pulosu
Measurements
1300mm x 1030mm
Events
Context (Production / use)
Modern dress worn for all occasions
Event Date 1988
Author: rachel hand
Description (Physical description)
Woman' s wrap made of white woven cotton with fine black and red horizontal lines and decorated with embroidered lines in red and blue wool. Large black band at one end; Good; Whole
Event Date 11/8/1988
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A woman's dress made from three rectangular pieces of cotton stitched together. It is white, woven with thin black and red stripes, with a thick black stripe along one long edge. It is ornamented with floating wefts: geometric patterns in red and blue wool arranged in stripes, 'T' shapes, and small rectangles.
Event Date 17/7/2024
Author: Emily Shorter
Conservation (Freezing)
CON.2024.5983 | Freezing
Event Date 22/7/2024
Author: Anne Doering
FM:80378
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